Totem name batik kit

ABSTRACT

This specification discloses a batik kit which includes certain elements which enable a user to originate a design from letters which are painted on a piece of fabric. The kit comprises a container in which is packed certain elements which are recognized as being conventional in batiking, such as, a piece of fabric, a plurality of bars of colored wax, a set of artist paint brushes, a bar of colorless wax, a background dye of a desired color, a color fixer for the dye, and instructions on ways to use the kit. Most importantly, the kit includes a transfer sheet, such as a piece of stencil paper and a set of forms of the letters of the alphabet.

Eartleson atent [191 TOTEM NAME BATIK KIT [76] Inventor: Francis E.Bartleson, 5130 N, 38th Ave., Phoenix, Ariz. 85019 [22] Filed: Apr. 113,1973 211 Appl. No.:350,7415

[52] US. Cl 206/223, 35/26, 206/224, 206/232 [51] int. Cl. B65d 69/00 v[58] Field of Search 35/26, 27-; 206/1.7, 215, 206/223, 224, 229, 232,371

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,035,689 S/l962 Arnheiter206/223 3,581,882 6/1971 Bish 35/26 X. 3,667,990 6/1972 Rogers 206/224 X3,701,207 10/1972 Conrad 35/26 3,704,531 12/1972 Seals 3 5/26 3,768,17710/1973 Thomas 35/27 3,840,113 Oct. 8, 1974 4/1974 Morrison 32/26 XPrimary Examiner-William 1. Price Assistant Examiner-Steven E. LipmanAttorney, Agent, or Firm-John A. Robertson [5 7] ABSTRACT desired color,a color fixer for the dye, and instructions on ways to use the kit. Mostimportantly, the kit includes a transfer sheet, such as a piece ofstencil paper and a set of forms of the letters of the alphabet.

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cuT ALONG I STENCILLED OUTLINES DRA'N DYE II I II UNFOLD PAPER, CENTERFORM ON FABRIC WASH AND DRY AND TRAcE W I MELT COLORED wAx FLATTENFABRIC AND IN SUPPLIED PAN v PREss BETWEEN LID WITH CUPS I PAPER TOWELSII II PAINT sTENcILLED AREAS WITH NIELTED APPLY D E SET coLoRED wAx I If '1 I MOUNT T (OPTIONAL) I I l L -J The present invention relates tobatik kits and is concerned primarily with the kit which includes atransfer sheet and a set of letter forms which enable a user tooriginate a design such as a name that is displayed in a unique manner,such as in simulation of a totem pole.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION At the present time the practice of batikingis becoming more and more widespread and is meeting with a high degreeof public acceptance. Batiking as now practiced includes the essentialsteps of tracing a design of one shape on a piece of fabric. Individualpieces of wax of different colors are melted in separate receptacles anda color is applied to a particular area of the design by artist paintbrushes. The piece of fabric is then ordinarily turned over and anyareas which have not been penetrated by the wax are touched up either bythe particular color for that area or by melted uncolored wax. A dye ofa particular color for a desired background is disolved in waterwhereupon the fabric is crinkled and immersed in the disolved dye. Thedye is then drained from the fabric whereupon the latter is washed anddried. The fabric is then flattened and pressed between sheets of papertowels. A dye set for fixing the color is then applied whereupon thefabric is mounted as desired.

Batik kits which are now available to the public ordinarily include aset of designs which are to be transferred to the piece of fabric fortracing. Booklets are also provided as anelement separate from a batikkit which include a number of designs or figures which are intended tobe traced onto the piece of fabric. However, these known batik kits anddesign booklets are noticeably lacking in any elements or means whichen'- ables a user to originate a particular design or display which isto be batiked. It is believed that under many circumstances the user ofa batik kit will be desirous of displaying his name or any other name,such as that of the recipient of a gift, on the fabric and in aparticular arrangement such as in simulation of a totem pole. It is alsobelieved that if a batik kit is provided which includes a set of formsof letters of the alphabet, a user will be led to originate designsother than names by using the form as elements of such design.

OBJECTS OF THEINVENTION With the foregoing conditions in mind, thepresent invention has in view the following objectives:

1. To provide a batik kit which includes, in addition to theconventional and essential components which are now recognized asnecessary in the practice of batiking, a transfer sheet and a set offorms of the letters of the alphabet.

2. To provide, in a batik kit of the type noted, instructions which willguide the user in use of the transfer sheet and letter forms inoriginating a name that is displayed in a particular way and for otherdesigns derived from the letter forms.

3. To provide, in a batik kit of the character of the type aforesaid, atransfer sheet in the form of a sheet of kraft paper which is readilyadapted to have stenciled areas cut therefrom.

Various other more detailed objects and advantages ing out the aboveideas in a practical embodiment, will,

in part, become apparent and, in part, be hereafter stated as thedescription of the invention proceeds.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The foregoing objects are achieved by providinga batik kit comprising a casing in which is packed a piece of fabric ofa desired size and shape, a piece of kraft paper which preferablycorresponds in size and shape to the fabric, a plurality of bars ofcolored wax which are susceptible of being melted, a plurality of artistpaint brushes, a bar of colorless wax which is meltable, a water solublebackground dye of a desired color, a color fixer for the dye, a set offorms of the letters of the alphabet and instructions on how to use thekit.

For a full and more complete understanding of the invention, referencemay be had to the following description and the accompanying drawingswherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective of a batik kit made in accordance with theprecepts of this invention with portions of the casing broken away topermit of illustration of the contents thereof.

FIG. 2 is a plan detail showing how letter forms are positioned on thepaper sheet so that their outlines may be traced thereon.

FIG. 3 is a detailed perspective depicting how the paper sheet is foldedand stenciled areas cut therefrom.

FIG. 4 is another detailed perspective illustrating the paper sheet asunfolded and spaced above the piece of fabric.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart setting out the various steps involved in usingthe kit.

FIG. 6 is a perspective showing the first step of folding the papersheet to make a'name design different from that disclosed in FIGS. 2, 3and 4.

FIG. 7 is another perspective illustrating the next DESCRIPTION OF THEPREFERRED EMBODIMENT Before referring to the illustrations of thedrawing, it is to be noted that certain instrumentalities required inthe use of the subject batik kit are not disclosed as being packed inthe casing because such devices are commonly available in any householdor other place where the kit might be used. Among such devices thefollowing are noted: a pencil, a pair of scissors, a source of heat formelting the wax, paper towels, and a pressing iron. Referring now to thedrawing, and first more particularly to FIG. 1, a case is identified inits entirety by the reference character 10. This case may be of anyshape found appropriate but the rectangular form illustrated may betaken as the preferred embodiment. Casing 10 includes bottom 11 fromwhich upstand end walls 12 and side walls 13. Casing 10 will be closedby lid 14 after the contents thereof are packed thereinto. Spacedinwardly of the upper edges of end walls 12 and side walls 13 is a falsebottom 15. Packed in the space below this false bottom 15 at one end isa so-called foundation sheet 16 which preferably is a fabric such as asoft cotton. While this fabric piece 16 may be of any desired size andshape, a rectangle is indicated as the preferred shape. Needless to sayit is folded into a compact structure as illustrated in FIG. 1 tofacilitate packing.

Also stowed in casing beneath false bottom is a sheet of transfer paper17 which preferably is kraft paper. Sheet 17 is also depicted as foldedinto a compact shape and while it is not essential, it is preferably ofthe same size and shape as fabric sheet 16.

Above the area occupied by paper 17, false bottom 15 is cutaway ordeformed to provide a recess 18 for receiving a plurality of bars ofwax. Four of these bars which are designated 19 are colored with thecolor of each bar being different from the color of the other bars. Thefifth bar which is designated 20 is uncolored. All of these bars aresusceptible of being melted with the application of heat thereto.

False bottom 15 is also formed with a recess at 21 which receives a setof artist paint brushes 22.

Between recess 21 and the outer end wall 12, false bottom 15 is formedwith a cutout which receives a heating pan 23. While details of theheating pan 23 are not an essential part of the subject invention, it isnoted that it is of the so-called double boiler type. Thus it comprisesa lower receptacle 24 which is intended to be placed over a suitablesource of heat such as the top of a stove and a tray 25 which ispositioned on the top of receptacle 24. Tray 25 is formed with an accessopening 26 which permits water to be poured into receptacle 24 orremoved therefrom. It is also formed with four top cup shaped elements27 each of which receives wax from one of the colored bars 19.

At one side of heating pan 23 false bottom 15 is formed with a cutout 28which accommodates a stack of letter forms 29. As the alphabet containstwenty-six letters, the stack of forms 29 will rest on bottom 11 andextend upwardly through cutout 28.

Preferred Mode of Usage Referring now to FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 5, thepreferred manner of using the above described kit is set forth asfollows:

Paper sheet 17 is first folded in half defining a center fold line 30.This step is represented by the block 31 in FIG. 5. A letter form 29 isthen placed on sheet 17 with the base of the letter at fold line 30. Thearea of the letter is then outlined on sheet 17 as by a pencil. Thisprocess is repeated with the letters which make up a particular name.This step of applying and tracing the letter forms is represented by theblock 32 in FIG. 5. Paper sheet 17 is then folded along fold line asillustrated in FIG. 3 and the outlined areas cut from both plies of thesheet as by using a pair of scissors. This step is represented by theblock 33 in FIG. 5.

Fabric 16 is unfolded into a flat state and placed on a suitablesupporting surface whereupon paper 17 is unfolded into a flat conditionand placed over fabric 16. The outline of the stenciled. areas on paper17 are then traced onto fabric 16 as depicted in FIG. 4, this step beingrepresented by block 34 of FIG. 5. Heating pan 23 with water and a smallquantity of sugar added thereto to raise its boiling temperature isplaced over a source of heat and portions of wax which have been cutfrom colored bars 19 placed in cups 27. Heat is applied to the pan 23until the wax is melted. This step of melting the wax is represented bythe block 25 in FIG. 5. Paint brushes 22 are now employed to paintdesired stencil areas on fabric 16 with a particular color. Theparticular colors used will, of course, depend on the artistry of theuser. The painting of the stencil areas is represented by the block 36in FIG. 5.

Fabric 16 is now turned over to bring its back or reversed face into aposition whereupon any of the stencil areas which have been painted andwhich include portions which have not been penetrated by the colored waxare touched up. This touching up may be either by wax of the particularcolor for that area or by the uncolored wax which has been melted, thelatter step being preferred. This touching up step is represented by theblock 37 in FIG. 5. Casing 10 will also have packed therein a watersoluble dye of a particular color to provide a desired background. Thisdye is disolved in water with step being represented at 38 in FIG. 5.

Fabric 16 is now crinkled to form a plurality of lines or creases in aheterogeneous arrangement and is immersed in the solution of dye andwater. This step of crinkling and immersion is depicted by block 39 inFIG. 5. The fabric is left so immersed for a time sufficient to permitthe dye to become fully set in the fabric which ordinarily will be about8 to 10 minutes. The fabric is then removed from the dye solution anddrained to remove all excess dye solution therefrom. This may beaccomplished by placing the fabric over any piece of absorbent papersuch as newspaper. This drainage step is represented at 40.

Fabric 16 is then washed and drained as indicated at 41 in FIG. 5.Fabric 16 is now flattened and pressed between two sheets of papertowels by a warm iron. This step is represented by 42 in FIG. 5.

Casing 10 also includes a color fixer which is then applied in step 43.The fabric is then mounted in any desired manner which is the final stepas indicated at 44. This mounting may be in a frame, on a board, on apillow, or by including it in curtains, drapes or screens. It isimportant to note that the name which is displayed simulates a totempole when the series of letters are displayed in a vertical position.

Method of Achieving Name Flake Design Referring now more particularly toFIGS. 6 to 11 inclusive, the method of forming a so-called name flakedesign will be described. The steps involved are a particular manner offolding paper sheet 17 which are interposed between the blocks 3l and 32of FIG. 5. Thus paper sheet 17 is first folded in half to present thefold line 30 as shown in FIG. 6.

The sheet which now presents two plies is then folded in half to presentan additional fold line as indicated at 45 in FIG. 7. Thus it then hasfour plies. This four-ply structure is then folded along the line 46 asit appears in FIG. 7 into the formation of FIG. 8 which will includeeight plies terminating at point 47 with flaps 48 at the edge remotefrom point 47. This construction of FIG. 8 is then folded along thelines represented at 49 in FIG. 7 into the construction of FIG. 9 whichcomprises sixteen plies each of which includes a triangular shaped panel50. Two of these panel 50 will be exposed and on one of them stencilsderived from letter forms 29 are traced as shown in FIG. 10. This stepcorresponds to the step 32 of FIG. 5. It is important to note that thelast letter will terminate at a point spaced from point 47. All of thepanels 50 are then cut simultaneously by a pair of scissors in a mannergenerally cor responding to the cutting depicted in FIG. 3b The samesteps represented by blocks 34 to 44 inclusive of FIG. 5 are thenconducted. This results in a final design on the fabric which simulatesa flake and in view of the fact that this flake comprises separatespokes 51 which radiate from a center as determined by the uncut areaadjacent to point 47 which is represented at 52 and each of which is aname displayed as a totem pole this design is designated name flake.

It is important to note that kit also contains instruction booklet 52which is based on the steps outlined in FIG. 5.

It is also important to note that designs other than names may begenerated from the letter forms. Thus signs of the Zodiac may be derivedtherefrom as well as an infinite number of other designs.

While a preferred specific embodiment is herein disclosed, it is to beclearly understood that the invention is not to be limited to the exactconstruction, devices and steps illustrated and described becausevarious modifications of these details may be provided in putting theinvention into practice.

What is claimed is:

1. In a batik kit including acasing receiving the following elements a.a transfer sheet of paper,

b. a set of letter forms for placement on said sheet of paper in adesired arrangement to have the outline of the so arranged formsinscribed on the paper and the areas outlined on the sheet removed bycutting,

c. a foundation sheet on which said paper sheet is placed, with thestenciled areas outlined thereon in a flat condition, whereby theoutlined areas on the paper sheet are outlined on said foundation sheet,

d. a plurality of bars of wax of different colors and which aresusceptible of being melted by heat, e. a plurality of artist paintbrushes for applying melted colored wax to desired outlined ares on saidfoundation sheet,

f. a bar of colorless wax which is meltable and which is applied toareas of said foundation sheet on the face opposite to that to which thecolored wax has been applied and which areas have not been penetrated bythe colored wax,

g. a water soluble background dye of a desired color, said sheet withthe areas thereof impregnated by wax being immersible in said dye whenso dissolved, and

h. a color fixer for setting said dye.

2. The batik kit of claim 1 in which the transfer sheet is a stencilsheet of paper from which outlined areas of the forms are removedtherefrom by cutting.

3. A batik kit of claim 1 in which the foundation sheet is fabric.

4. The batik kit of claim 3 in which the fabric sheet is soft cotten.

5. The batik kit of claim 1 in which the transfer sheet and foundationsheet are of the same size and shape.

6. The batik kit of claim 1 together with an instruction bookletincluded in the casing.

7. The batik kit of claim 1 in which the casing is rectangular andcomprises a bottom, end and side walls, a false bottom, and a lid withthe foundation sheet and transfer sheet being packed in said casingbetween said 9. The batik kit of claim 1 together with a heating pan formelting said wax bars.

10. The batik kit of claim 8 in which the heating pan comprises a lowerreceptacle adapted to contain water and a tray mounted thereon formedwith a plurality of

1. In a batik kit including a casing receiving the following elements a.a transfer sheet of paper, b. a set of letter forms for placement onsaid sheet of paper in a desired arrangement to have the outline of theso arranged forms inscribed on the paper and the areas outlined on thesheet removed by cutting, c. a foundation sheet on which said papersheet is placed, with the stenciled areas outlined thereon in a flatcondition, whereby the outlined areas on the paper sheet are outlined onsaid foundation sheet, d. a plurality of bars of wax of different colorsand which are susceptible of being melted by heat, e. a plurality ofartist paint brushes for applying melted colored wax to desired outlinedares on said foundation sheet, f. a bar of colorless wax which ismeltable and which is applied to areas of said foundation sheet on theface opposite to that to which the colored wax has been applied andwhich areas have not been penetrated by the colored wax, g. a watersoluble background dye of a desired color, said sheet with the areasthereof impregnated by wax being immersible in said dye when sodissolved, and h. a color fixer for setting said dye.
 2. The batik kitof claim 1 in which the transfer sheet is a stencil sheet of paper fromwhich outlined areas of the forms are removed therefrom by cutting.
 3. Abatik kit of claim 1 in which the foundation sheet is fabric.
 4. Thebatik kit of claim 3 in which the fabric sheet is soft cotten.
 5. Thebatik kit of claim 1 in which the transfer sheet and foundation sheetare of the same size and shape.
 6. The batik kit of claim 1 togetherwith an instruction booklet included in the casing.
 7. The batik kit ofclaim 1 in which the casing is rectangular and comprises a bottom, endand side walls, a false bottom, and a lid with the foundation sheet andtransfer sheet being packed in said casing between said bottom and falsebottom in a folded condition, the wax bars being received in a recess inthe false bottom, the paint brushes in a recess in the false bottom, andthe letter forms arranged in a stack resting on said bottom andextending through a cutout in the false bottom.
 8. The batik kit ofclaim 7 together with a heating pan mounted on a cutout in said falsebottom.
 9. The batik kit of claim 1 together with a heating pan formelting said wax bars.
 10. The batik kit of claim 8 in which the heatingpan comprises a lower receptacle adapted to contain water and a traymounted thereon formed with a plurality of cup shaped recesses.